My old settings were Q1=30, xQ1=10 which I presume to be too high for my meager PC.

I think I said SFS, but it is about what you mention (the net Q1 value). This is not related to a too meager PC etc., but it relates to how a larger buffer is dealt with internally. With the smaller settings it will still "cut" at the change of format or end of the playlist, but you may not be able to detect it any more. Say that a Q1 of 1x 11 implies a cut off of 100ms then 10x 11 implies 1000ms (one second). And so on. The speed of the PC does not matter to this.

Hi Peter,This is just FYI and might be helpful to others who have similar issues. It turns out that after I adjusted the Q1 and xQ1 values, the problem was basically solved. My old settings were Q1=30, xQ1=10 which I presume to be too high for my meager PC. The new settings are Q1=11, xQ1=1. So far it seems to be working fine. No more choke at the end of a track especially when it is the last or only track in playlist.Best,Zheng

Yeah, I already determined this (edit: actually not exactly the same, but similar) back in September:

Mani, I don't think that you referred to your config which was "not exactly the same" and you merely refer to your judgment, right ?I mean, your config was not the same in any of your listed trials ... (that I can see).